Editing Pomeranian language (section)

=== Modern status of Kashubian ===
The Pomeranian language, and its only surviving form, Kashubian, traditionally have not been recognized by the majority of Polish linguists, and have been treated in Poland as "the most distinct dialect of Polish". However, there have also been some Polish linguists who treated Pomeranian as a separate language. The most prominent of them were [[Stefan Ramułt]], and [[Alfred Majewicz]], who overtly called Kashubian a language in the 1980s.

Following the collapse of [[communism in Poland]], attitudes on the status of Kashubian have been gradually changing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=whatamieating.com – Kashubian|url=http://www.whatamieating.com/Kashubian.htm|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.whatamieating.com}}</ref> It is increasingly seen as a fully-fledged language, as it is taught in state schools and has some limited usage on public radio and television.<ref>{{Cite web|title=whatamieating.com – Kashubian|url=http://www.whatamieating.com/Kashubian.htm|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.whatamieating.com}}</ref> A bill passed by the [[Sejm|Polish parliament]] in 2005 recognizes it as a [[regional language]] in the [[Republic of Poland]] and provides for its use in official contexts in 10 communes where its speakers constitute at least 20% of the population.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}